Railway-rail brace



(No Model.)

M. R. PERKINS.

v RAILWAY RAIL BRAGE. I No. 327,013. Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY-RAIL BRACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,013,dated September29, 1885.

Application filed September 16, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MIoHAnL R. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Braces and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in rail way-rail braces,which are seen red to the tie and prevent the lateral spread of therails, and is more particularly an improvement on Patent No. 287,573,granted to me October 30, 1883. In using the brace described in saidpatent it is necessary to bore or mortise a hole in the tie for theinsertion of a heel before the brace could be put in place. In mypresent invention I dispense with the heel and hold the brace in placeby spikes driven into the tie, which bear against suitable shoulders onthe tongue of the brace.

The particular construction of the same I will now proceed to point outand describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation.

Referring to said drawings. A is the brace, having its tongue toprovided with shoulders a and a spike-hole, a". b and I) b are spikes bymeans of which the brace is secured to the tie B. The spikes b 1),bearing against the shoulders to, prevent the brace from slipping. Ashoulder may also be formed in the center of tongue, as shown in dottedlines, Fig. 1.

D is a cushion-block interposed between the rail and brace, and held inplace by a tongue, d, formed upon the block, which tongue enters agroove, d, in the brace; or the groove may be formed on the block andthe tongue upon the brace. Said cushion -block D is made of wood, paper,rubber, or other suitable material possessing sufficient elasticity toact as a cushion, and is adapted to be slightly compressed as the railis forced outward by the pound or pressure of a passing train, thusgreatly relieving the strain on the spikes and causing them to retaintheir position in the tie much longer than when the strain is directlyupon the spikes, as is the case when the brace rests immediately againstthe rail or an unyielding fish-plate.

My brace is readily and easily adjusted, and when from any cause itbecomes loose the spikes can be withdrawn and the brace placed closer tothe rail. The mode also of connecting the block to the brace permits theblock which is fitted to the side of the rail to partake of suchvertical movement of the rail as the latter will necessarily have in useWithout disturbing the fastenings of the brace.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- l. A railway-rail brace adapted to rest uponthe upper surface of a tie and be secured thereto by suitable spikes,and having that portion of its bottom in contact with the tie plane fromend to end, in combination with a cushion-block interposed between therail and brace, substantially as shown and described.

2. The brace A having the shoulders a, in combination with the spikes band block D, interposed between the rail and brace, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL R. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

HOWE CALL, CHARLES E. BATOHELDER.

